How to Build a Profitable Ecommerce Drop-Shipping Business (Udemy.com)
This course walks you through the process of starting and building an online store that nets $60K in profit annually.
Created by: Richard Robbins
Last updated February 2018
What you will learn
- Create and operate an online store that makes $60K in profit annually
- Drive traffic to their website using search engine optimization and social media strategies
- Create followings of thousands of people on social media sites like Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus, and Facebook
- Understand how to use Google Analytics
- Use internet marketing tools to continue building traffic and increase sales
- Write content (product pages and articles) that the search engines love
How it compares
Against the other 148 rated Udemy courses in E-Commerce on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 47% of them
- Reviews344#66 of 149 by number of reviews
- Length6.3 hourslonger than 62% of them
- Last updatedFebruary 2018earlier than 91% of them
Course Description
This course shows you how to build your own online store with the objective of making at least $60K in profit annually. For many people, this store can replace your current income. It can provide flexibility in your schedule and freedom from the gridlock and other problems that most people face when they are working regular 9-5 types of jobs.
This course takes a hands-on approach. It is expected that you will follow along and complete the assignments that are given to you so that you can see your store come to life. It is expected that by the time you finish the assignments in this course, you will have a store that is on its way to netting you an income of $60K.
I will use a few examples of stores I'm currently building (Custom Vinyl Decor and Online Safety Depot) from the ground up so that you can see the progress I'm making and motivate yourself to follow the formula.
Here are some of the topics you will learn about as you build your $60K store:
- How to set up a business entity
- Determining what products to sell
- Setting up dealer accounts
- Setting up hosting for your website
- Setting up a shopping cart system
- Getting a merchant account
- Publishing products on your store
- Driving traffic to your store through search engine optimization (SEO) and social media
- Fulfilling orders for your customers
This course is made up of instructions and assignments that make use of those instructions.
In order to succeed in this course, you'll need a strong desire to learn. It also is useful to know a few things about some of the following topics, but they're not absolutely necessary. If you don't already know these things, I'll provide you with the resources to learn what you need to know:
- Getting around on a computer and on the internet
- SEO
- Social media: Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, etc.
- Writing
- Link building
- Web design
Some of these things can also be outsourced, and I'll show you how to do that as well.
Good luck on the course.
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
344 Reviews
Richard Robbins
I have been building and selling internet businesses since 1999, including stores that sell outdoor gear, sporting goods, children's clothing, medical products, and general clothing. I've created a repeatable model for building ecommerce stores that sell niche products.
Over the years, I've also taught several live classes on how to create an income by selling products, especially ones that are drop-shipped from a supplier, on a website.
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Reviews
By Howard Singer on 3/1/2022
I like the course was short and to the point. It had a lot of useful information on setting up a website and how to build ranking to make it successful. I will probably need to go through it a few more times to complete all the steps as I build out a website. I am glad the lectures are well labeled, so I can focus on the ones I need to review. Thank you for offering this course.
By Saroj on 2/27/2020
Most of the caption is wrong instead to goal it spells gold . please correct all your captions. in every silde there is something wrong with spelling and what has been said.
By Bracha Lamm on 1/15/2018
Great course- a ton of helpful information. Would definitely recommend it (although I haven't set up my store yet!). I think the course should have maybe concentrated EITHER on woocommerce/wordpress or bigcommerce- I find that sometimes throughout the course, it's not clear which platform is being discussed and since he is discussing both, it ends up that neither is thorough enough for me to feel like I could navigate it on my own without following the "exact steps" in the video (as in I wish he went more into depth of how to navigatee woocommerce and bigcommerce without just doing super short and very specific tutorials on specific tasks in each). But overall great course filled with so many things I would not have even thought of before! Looking forward to building my site!
By David Houghtelin on 12/30/2017
I found this course to be very thorough and helpful. Even though the course was over 2 years old when I watched it, Richard Robbins covered areas that are timelessly important. It is filled with tips and tricks very few other people are explaining in detail. If you want to go past all the flash and hype of what's hot today and get a sense of how to build an online business that will endure, then this course will help. A lot. My only criticism is that the video editing is a little choppy.
By Dave Greene on 6/26/2017
This course has helped me improve my business and web presence. You are given a multitude of real tools - these are concrete methods and show you the actual steps to implement them on your site. They aren't glossed over or theoretical. The presentation is fast-paced in a way I really appreciate; his voice is pleasant to listen to and he presents the content in a visual and interesting way. I'm really glad I got this class!! Thank you!
By Randy Thayer on 8/28/2016
Not a bad course. There does seem to be a formulaic approach-as explained here-to building such a website. The concept and strategy are explained in a manner where the steps rather build on each other. The main negative concern is the narrator. This person has a consistently droning and mono-tone voice that makes it hard to learn and enjoy the course. It sounds like the audio has been edited so that there is no break between statements or sentences creating an unnatural breathless cadence. Sorry, but far too much Joe Friday in here!
By Brandon Byrge on 9/21/2015
I have taken several courses over the past 20 years or so and have attended a myriad of seminars, both free and paid, and I can truly say that his courses are by far the most in depth, informative, enlightening courses I have yet to experience! I am stunned that one individual could posses such an in depth knowledge and understanding of so many different topics related to business and promoting business digitally! If you are interested in selling, marketing, promoting, or communicating online, or if you are looking to grow your business, reach more prospects, or simply make more money then you definitely need to connect with Richard Robbins! One of my favorite courses he offers is on Udemy and is titled "How to Build a Profitable Ecommerce Drop-Shipping Store". If you want to start your own online business or maybe just make money on the side then add this course to your to do list. The knowledge I gained from this this course, and the information that was provided proved be much more valuable than the $295.00 course fee. I would have been happy to have paid triple that if I had to! Richard Robbins has impressed me and he has earned my highest recommendation when it comes to selling and marketing digitally! He is truly a maven in his field!
By Mike Emerson on 7/30/2015
Enjoyed this course thoroughly. Richard does an excellent job of providing simple explanations to some very difficult concepts including SEO, eCommerce, website development, and so much more. Anyone interested in building their own ecommerce business or injecting new life into an existing business should take this course. I've watched all the videos twice and keep finding solid actionable steps to take toward getting my business where I want it to go. Do yourself a favor and invest in yourself and your business. Thanks again Richard, this course has paid for itself many times over and I can't thank you enough for the help.
By Bryce MacCabe on 7/9/2015
This course was amazing! I learned a lot more than I expected and I'm working to implement Richard's instruction on my own webstore. Richard did a great job at teaching us to make the effort to build a legitimate store instead of a spammy business to get money quick. I really appreciated the in-depth instruction he provided. I look forward to implementing more of his marketing strategies that he shared with us.
By Jonathan Javid on 5/25/2015
I highly recommend this course! The knowledge I have learned has helped me improve aspects in my current business and has even inspired me to start a new company. In full disclosure, Richard is a neighbor of mine, and allowed me to have access to some of the videos prior to the course being published. I have greatly enjoyed all the videos and have watch many of them multiple times as I have worked on my businesses. One year ago, my wife and I started an ice cream soft serve rental machine business in Utah. At the time, we were new to online marketing and had no idea how to get our website to rank high (even when our keywords had very little competition). This course was fantastic for us because it taught us exactly how to do SEO. I have searched the web for SEO help and have read hundreds of articles but this course has help me the most by far. After watching this course, I am starting a new ecommerce store. I started working on it a few weeks ago and hope to have time to continue to work on it. This course has shown me the advantages and disadvantages of various web hosts, how to organize an online store, how to obtain suppliers, how to effectively write product descriptions and most importantly what I need to do for search engine optimization so that I can be found online and actually make some money. This course does not teach a get rich quick scheme. It gives you the information of how to make a successful store, but make no mistake that it will require a lot of work and time. After completing the course, I fully feel confident that I can create an online store and make a real profit.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100






